keybindings.mdx

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title	Key Bindings

import { Kbd, KbdChord } from "@site/src/components/kbd"; import { PlatformProvider, PlatformSelectorButton } from "@site/src/components/platformcontext";

Here's the set of default keybindings available in Wave. It is split into sections. Some keybindings are always active. Others are only active for certain types of blocks.

Note that these are the MacOS keybindings (they use "Cmd"). For Windows and Linux, replace "Cmd" with "Alt" (note that "Ctrl" is "Ctrl" on both Mac, Windows, and Linux).

Chords are shown with a + between the keys. You have 2 seconds to hit the 2nd chord key after typing the first key. Hitting Escape after an initial chord key will always be a no-op.

Global Keybindings

Key	Function
	Open a new tab
	Open a new block (defaults to a terminal block with the same connection and working directory). Switch to launcher using app:defaultnewblock setting
	Toggle WaveAI panel visibility
	Split horizontally, open a new block to the right
	Split vertically, open a new block below
<KbdChord karr={["Ctrl:Shift:s", "ArrowUp"]}/>	Split vertically, open a new block above
<KbdChord karr={["Ctrl:Shift:s", "ArrowDown"]}/>	Split vertically, open a new block below
<KbdChord karr={["Ctrl:Shift:s", "ArrowLeft"]}/>	Split horizontally, open a new block to the left
<KbdChord karr={["Ctrl:Shift:s", "ArrowRight"]}/>	Split horizontally, open a new block to the right
	Open a new window
	Close the current block
	Close the current tab
	Magnify / Un-Magnify the current block
	Open the "connection" switcher
	Refocus the current block (useful if the block has lost input focus)
	Show block numbers
	Focus WaveAI input
	Switch to block number
	Move left, right, up, down between blocks
	Replace the current block with a launcher block
	Switch to tab number
/	Switch tab left
/	Switch tab right
	Switch to workspace number
	Refresh the UI
	Toggle terminal multi-input mode

File Preview Keybindings

Key	Function
	Any regular character (e.g. "a", "b") will filter the file list
	Clears the filter
/	Change file selection up/down
	Open the currently selected file/directory
	Move "up" a directory (parent directory)
	Back, move to the previously selected file/directory
	Forward (opposite of back)
	Open a new file (accepts relative paths to the current directory)
	When file editor is open, save file
	For files that can be previewed or edited (markdown, CSVs), switches between preview and edit mode
	When file editor is open, revert changes

Web Keybindings

Key	Function
	Focus the URL input bar
	When the URL input bar is focused, will focus the web content
	Reload webpage
	Back
	Forward
	Find in webpage
	Open a bookmark

WaveAI Keybindings

Key	Function
	Clear AI Chat

Terminal Keybindings

Key	Function
	Copy
	Paste
	Clear Terminal
	Find in Terminal

Customizeable Systemwide Global Hotkey

Wave allows setting a custom global hotkey to focus your most recent window from anywhere in your computer. For more information on this, see the config docs.